MURANO CHANDELIER
Written in the Pastel Room of Ca 'Rezzonico
Palazzo, Venice
Brilliant as sun-shocked ice,
angels leap from a Murano chandelier—
with wings
spun of crystal lace
beating stars, beating snow—
with wings
blown with flowered bells
ringing fierce, ringing bright—
with wings
incessant with swallows
swooping joy, swooping now—
as each beat
God’s heart
an angel born
to shout the light aloft.
Dia Calhoun
June 2012 Venice
Very nice image, that sun-shocked ice!
ReplyDeleteAww, Venice must be so inspiring to allow you to create lines such as these. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the repetitions...like bells ringing...
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning. All those wonderful concrete nouns: sun, ice, angels, chandelier, wings, crystal, lace, stars, snow, bells, swallows, heart, light... It's like a kaleidoscope of images flashing in my head.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous chandelier it must be!
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